![Mithridates, he died old. Housman's passage is based on the belief of the ancients that Mithridates the Great [c. 135-63 B.C.] had so saturated his body with poisons that none could injure him. When captured by the Romans he tried in vain to poison himself, then ordered a Gallic mercenary to kill him.](/assets/img/quote-photos/mithridates-he-died-old-housmans-passage-is-based-on-the-belief-of-the-ancient.jpg)
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